Bachelor's degree · Interdisciplinary studies · CIP 30.18
Natural Sciences: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 56 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Natural Sciences, together awarding 836 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $38,655 one year after finishing and $46,625 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $24,500 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Natural Sciences programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 6 of 56; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Natural Sciences
| Daemen University Amherst · Private nonprofit | NY | 98 | n/a | $74,662 | $27,000 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles · Public | CA | 65 | $43,186 | n/a | $13,500 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey · Public | PR | 62 | $21,287 | $48,716 | n/a |
| Kansas State University Manhattan · Public | KS | 52 | $40,805 | $75,900 | $19,527 |
| New York University New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 51 | n/a | n/a | $24,500 |
| Harvard University Cambridge · Private nonprofit | MA | 46 | n/a | n/a | $37,296 |
| Xavier University Cincinnati · Private nonprofit | OH | 42 | n/a | n/a | $26,937 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles · Private nonprofit | CA | 40 | $33,291 | $69,746 | $21,875 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan · Public | PR | 38 | n/a | $44,029 | n/a |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth · Private nonprofit | TX | 32 | n/a | n/a | $21,500 |
| American Public University System Charles Town · Private for-profit | WV | 28 | $52,705 | n/a | $28,797 |
| Dominican University River Forest · Private nonprofit | IL | 23 | $34,968 | $55,445 | $26,671 |
| Logan University Chesterfield · Private nonprofit | MO | 23 | n/a | $44,533 | $9,417 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Temple University Philadelphia · Public | PA | 22 | $55,228 | n/a | $31,000 |
| Felician University Lodi · Private nonprofit | NJ | 17 | n/a | $56,081 | n/a |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg · Private nonprofit | PA | 15 | $38,655 | $30,858 | n/a |
| Hofstra University Hempstead · Private nonprofit | NY | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan · Private nonprofit | PR | 13 | $28,398 | $37,045 | $15,417 |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis · Private nonprofit | TN | 12 | n/a | $37,380 | n/a |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon · Private nonprofit | PR | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón · Private nonprofit | PR | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Excelsior University Albany · Private nonprofit | NY | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bethel College-North Newton North Newton · Private nonprofit | KS | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha · Public | NE | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Indiana University-East Richmond · Public | IN | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| California State University-Chico Chico · Public | CA | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins · Public | CO | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pepperdine University Malibu · Private nonprofit | CA | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens · Private nonprofit | FL | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce · Private nonprofit | PR | 5 | n/a | $32,653 | n/a |
| Judson University Elgin · Private nonprofit | IL | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Alverno College Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | WI | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian San Sebastian · Private nonprofit | PR | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oglala Lakota College Kyle · Public | SD | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shorter University Rome · Private nonprofit | GA | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Augustana University Sioux Falls · Private nonprofit | SD | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill · Private nonprofit | MA | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla · Private nonprofit | PR | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston · Public | ID | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei · Public | HI | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino · Public | CA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland · Private nonprofit | OH | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colgate University Hamilton · Private nonprofit | NY | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph · Private nonprofit | MN | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas · Private nonprofit | TX | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Duke University Durham · Private nonprofit | NC | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Edgewood University Madison · Private nonprofit | WI | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gannon University Erie · Private nonprofit | PA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Georgian Court University Lakewood · Private nonprofit | NJ | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Natural Sciences
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences?
- The College Scorecard lists 56 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Natural Sciences.
- How much do Natural Sciences graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $38,655 one year after graduation (9 institutions reporting) and $46,625 five years after graduation (12 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Natural Sciences graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Kansas State University ($75,900), Daemen University ($74,662), Loyola Marymount University ($69,746), Felician University ($56,081), and Dominican University ($55,445).
- How much student debt do Natural Sciences graduates have?
- The median institution's Natural Sciences graduates leave with $24,500 in federal student loans (13 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Natural Sciences degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Daemen University (98), California State University-Los Angeles (65), University of Puerto Rico at Cayey (62), Kansas State University (52), and New York University (51).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Natural Sciences (CIP code 30.18), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.